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Kunle ADELABU The three time winner of Bolowotan Memorial Gold Cup, A.A.C.C Football Club of Ikorodu, has emerged has one of the four teams which have qualified for the semi final matches of the 10th edition of the tournament currently going on at the Police Barracks Playing Ground, along Igbogbo Road, Ikorodu. Other teams …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday, February 19, 2018, evening said that the State has the capacity to host international football tournaments and use sports as a tool to showcase its rich tourism, hospitality and entertainment culture. Governor Ambode, who spoke when he received the President of the Fédération Internationale de Football …

-Gov. Ambode tired of giving prize money to East Africans The Kenyan, Abraham Kiprotich, has emerged as the winner of the 2018 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon The Kenyan-born 32-year-old finished in 2:13:04hrs to emerge the winner on Saturday, carting away the grand prize of $50,000 PUNCH reported that, Abraham’s time in …

Kunle ADELABU -To play other 6 teams from Epe, Somolu at Senatorial level After 4 weeks of intense and tactical football display at the Ikorodu centre of the 1st edition of the Lagos East Senatorial Unity Cup tagged ‘Osinowo Cup’, Excel FC and Ogunade Boys FC have qualified to represent the Ikorodu zone in …

Modinat Adekojo & Ayobami Adejare Ketu Grassroots FC on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, defeated Ultimate Villa FC 1-0 to book a place in the semi finals of the 10th Gafaar Bolowotan Memorial Gold Cup. Chidi Ndige scored the lone goal of the match for the Ketu club in the 20th minute of the third match …

Kunle ADELABU. Excel FC and Ogunade Boys FC on Monday, January 5, 2018, booked their places in the semi finals at the Ikorodu Centre of the on going Lagos East Senatorial Unity Cup tagged, ‘Osinowo Gold Cup’. While Excel FC defeated Ikosi-Isheri FC 3-2 via penalty after playing a goalless in the regulation time, Ogunade …

Ikorodu United’s Dutch coach Jacob De Jong on Monday said that he was emotionally attached to the Lagos-based team and would return the club to the premier league next season. De Jong said this on the sidelines of his 3-2 victory over Gbagada FC at the ongoing Ekofootball Pre-Season Tournament at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. …

-How Ikorodu lost opportunity to redevelop facility Kunle ADELABU Following the report by THE IMPACT on its online platforms on the state of the popular Police Playing Ground, along Igbogbo road, Ikorodu, sports administrators have called on the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, to see to the redevelopment of the playing ground. …